Projective test

Abstract: Since the enactment of No child left behind the policy has acquired much criticism and controversy amongst educators, parents and the public. The standardized test have shown to be a non-effective measure to determine the proficiency and an unjustly representation of students whom exhibit language barriers such as Latin American immigrants. Since education is the foundation for social change many Latin Americans are not being able to reach their full potential under this act, thus…

Acceptability of the program: Social acceptability of the program was assessed by using the FRIENDS Social Acceptability Measure (Lowry-Webster et al., 2003). Participants rated their overall satisfaction with the intervention on 6 questions each on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from “strongly disagree” to “strongly agree” (e.g. “In general, I believe the program is useful”, “I believe I benefited from the program”). They were also asked to write comments about the program. 5.3.5 Data analysis…

teachers are doing with their jobs.Test overlap and waste time students could learn. For one reason,it displays their tests scores and if they’re lacking in the subject.Tests also shows the teachers that maybe the material is too easy or hard and if they’re wasting time.The people who disagree would believe that why don’t they just check when homework is due, but at the end of the year tests the students maybe actually understand it more than when the teacher checked homework. If a teacher…

the students who had been administered a literacy test in Ontario; the researchers found that even though the test had been created to “create equity within the school system” many youths just felt shame and embarrassment. In my opinion students should never had to associate school with feelings of embarrassment or…

their grades, but their attendance rate. According to a study done by Desluariers, Schelew, and Wieman; students who were taught using active learning were able to complete a physics test with an average score of 74% ( the average for the control was 41%) and had an increased attendance rate of 20% (3). The fact that the test scores went up shows that the subject was less difficult and the fact that the attendance rate went up shows more interest and more…

do you know that enjoy taking tests? My guess, not many. Most students can handle one or two tests a year but if you ask them to take two or three every semester you will have a problem. There are many problems with so many standardized tests. One, They take away from actual class time of learning so you spend more time finding out what you know than actually learning about stuff. Two, doing so many tests in a short period of time students lose interest and their test scores drop severely. The…

because each student is following the same criteria when writing. These teachers do this because they “feel compelled to teach to the test” (Fanetti 79). Most of the information the students will learn throughout the year will be to prepare them for their standardized tests. Teachers may also feel a great deal of pressure to do what ever they can to make sure they pass the test because “if too many students perform poorly on the statewide assessments, the teachers can lose their job and the…

Do I.Q test scores determine your ability to achieve a good career for your near future: An Annotated Bibliography Conflicting arguments in today’s time, parents, students and educators go on and on through contradicting arguments, arguable statements and back on behalf of the I.Q tests being effective or noneffective in the long run. I.Q test scores should not determine the outcome on your goals in career paths, we must take it into consideration the different abilities that make this…

controversial topic. The usage of standardized tests has increased since the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) required yearly standardized tests in all 50 states. Standardized tests were made to hold both teachers and students accountable, but in recent years, the U.S has fallen behind in various subjects educational wise. Most students in todays’ society are pressured by their school districts to excel on standardized tests. Standardized tests have many effects on the mental and physical…

College admission tests such as the ACT have been given to students across the country since the 1950s. Short for American College Testing, this college readiness assessment is a test for high school students. For the last 15 years Illinois has been administering the ACT to students during the school day free of charge. Recently Illinois made a proposal to drop the ACT and give juniors the SAT instead. The decision is surrounded by lots of controversy. I believe that Illinois should allow…